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JANUARY 7, 2019

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions for 2019 from Southern California's technology industry. There was no monetary reward for those who participated (and Startup Boost does not take fees or equity from the companies that we help).

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

For example, if you as a consumer shop at a place, when you're done with your transaction, you can take a picture of your receipt, and start earning "punches" on Punchard at the places you shop. It was a portal, and partnered with ISPs so that those ISPs could generate ad revenue, and create stick entertainment for customers.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

Here's an example of that kind of email. Tech Events / Meetups - In Los Angeles, There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. I've recently received several emails from people looking for a technical cofounder for their startup. Ask them about your concept.

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socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2021

For today's interview, we spoke to Dave Eastman, the Director of the Viterbi Startup Garage, a startup incubator that is run by the University of Southern California, out of its location in Marina Del Rey. Dave Eastman: For one thing, although we're not completely unique in this, is we don't take equity.

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Tech.Co

JULY 18, 2016

Whether it be renowned athletes looking to enjoy some sun in the off-season or movies stars basking in the glory of stardom in between takes, the number of recognizable faces in this southern California city can be too much for some fans to bear. And for those L.A. This isn’t just a showcase for the sake of a showcase.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

Side note: LA seems to have had some success in mega deals led by private equity firms as evidenced by DemandMedia and Chris DeWolf’s latest company backed by more than $20 million in private equity. My commute, for example, from Santa Monica to Century City is less than 15 minutes each way and I never have to take the freeway.

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socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2013

Through that business, we actually installed a couple of thousand homes, mostly in Southern California and Northern California, with new home builders like Centex, Lennar, and others. For example, they can''t monetize the accelerated depreciation available to businesses in the U.S. Let me give you an example.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

And, the equity markets are certainly a more challenging environment. It used to be there was a geographical composition to our prescreening panel--for example, if an LA company, regardless of what they did, applied for funding, the LA network of the TCA would process them. So, we're pretty accessible to talk to.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Southern California's technology community--despite all of the recent excitement around Silicon Beach--continues to be underserved in terms of capital, with a lack of venture capital funds (with money), and other private technology investors. Jeb Spencer: We consider ourselves a private equity firm.

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socalTECH

JULY 1, 2013

I have found ten incubators across the country--none in Southern California--doing what we''re doing, and doing it very successfully. They might specialize, for example, on biotech, drugs, molecules, or for others certain types of medical devices, or certain types of conditions. Do you provide funding for companies?

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The startup has already secured a seed investment from Maveron and CRV, TechCrunch has learned, and will receive another $150,000 in exchange for 7% equity upon entering YC next year. Podfund , for example, writes checks sized between $25,000 to $50,000 to emerging podcasters. million Series A led by Puma Private Equity, a U.K.-focused

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

By sharing equity ownership with the rest of your team, you can gain critical advantages that help the company growand on your own terms. SAIC is one great example; there are now many more. See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2008

We talked with Richard Yen, the firm's Director of Venture Capital and New Media, about the company's link to Univision, what kinds of investments it is making, and his impressions as an investor of the opportunity here in Southern California. I also grew up in Southern California, where I also went to business school.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2008

We talked with Richard Yen, the firm's Director of Venture Capital and New Media, about the company's link to Univision, what kinds of investments it is making, and his impressions as an investor of the opportunity here in Southern California. I also grew up in Southern California, where I also went to business school.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 16, 2011

By sharing equity ownership with the rest of your team, you can gain critical advantages that help the company grow  and on your own terms. SAIC is one great example; there are now many more.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

His goal was to find a programmer who would come in as an early partner and work as an Equity-Only Developer. At that point, you can't really just try to find someone to build it on the side, do equity only, etc. Tech Events / Meetups - There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

His goal was to find a programmer who would come in as an early partner and work as an Equity-Only Developer. At that point, you can't really just try to find someone to build it on the side, do equity only, etc. Tech Events / Meetups - There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Mithril is struggling to compete against ferocious competition in the growth-stage equity market. South California is also seeing declining seed investment. Today, the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) published its updated economic forecast for LA and the Southern California region.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

For example, with photos, two years ago it was enough to enable users to actively share photos with friends online. For example, Foursquare has added a points system to its location-tracking service, enabling friends to compete for who visits more and better locations, while at the same time alerting users when their friends are nearby.

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socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2011

He was the startup-to-profitability CFO at Fandango, and really is one of the most incredible, operational executives in all of So-Cal. For example, if it's an engineering centric organization, engineering is valued, but sometimes UI gets tossed out the window. In 2009, I teamed up with my partner, co-founder Eden Warner.

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Steve Reich

MARCH 30, 2012

Let me give you a few examples: SwingbySwing Golf created an iPhone/Android app that lets golfers use the GPS in their phone to measure distance to the hole and track statistics. 20k from StartEngine, and a lot of sweat equity from the founders. Three full time developers and no marketing spend. Capital to date? $20k

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

An obvious example that comes to mind is Roger Ehrenberg, whose fund Information Arbitrage , is looking at companies in these categories. We talked about the flow of people with hedge fund backgrounds into these areas where units can now be traded rather than necessarily bought in a bespoke RFP (request for proposal) way.

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socalTECH

APRIL 6, 2015

Here''s an example. For those of us in technology here in California, it might be about the licensing of Bitcoin, or about Ashley Judd suing twitter for harassment, or maybe it might be about apps getting more permissions from users to get their GPS information. Geoff Campbell: My professional life has all been in digital media.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Strictly for example sake I’ll take our mission at Upfront Ventures. In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. You don’t have unlimited equity to dole out. We established our brand to lay out our belief system codified in a word: Upfront.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

The venture capital industry is so heavily skewed to Northern California, which the remains spilled over Boston, New York & Southern California. So it was wonderful to hear from a leading venture capital firm based in Washington DC. AOL Instant Messenger for example; it could have been Twitter.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Examples might be a recommendation engine, search engine, matching engine or something with a complex interface. Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers Technology Roles in Startups Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

But I don’t think so. Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Want to know, for example, why Foursquare uses MongoDB to store check-in information? Call it facts for hire. You got it.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Every investment so far in this YC batch (and there have been a lot) has been done on a convertible note.”. equity debate. Example: Netflix). It’s an interesting data point on Y-Combinator companies, but is this truly a macro trend? Have convertible notes really won? There is no competition.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

previously explained that it usually requires some equity, but here is some more step by step practical advice. CompStudy 2008 Report on Equity and Cash Compensation at Technology Startups. Her survey asked whether or not they'd use the service, example of how they might use it. Let's recap. " Sponsor.

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